Episode 99: Q&A – Jason’s Tips for Nailing Forearm Balance

Jason’s back on the podcast answering some of our listeners most common questions. This week we tackle questions related to Pincha Mayurasana (Forearm Balance). He shares his best Pincha Mayurasana tips.

Plus, we dive into:

* Headless Headstand – An alternative pose that can help newbies build up to Pincha Mayurasana or Forearm Balance

* Three things the shoulders need to be in order to practice Forearm Stand: Strength, flexibility, and (most importantly) an understanding of the muscle integration and a mastery of the technique and skill required for the posture

* A conversation about Jason’s biggest pet peeve that he sees students do when they’re setting up for Pincha Mayurasana and Headstand (and why Andrea politely agrees to disagree)

* How to avoid having an excessive curvature in the low back (a phenomenon often called “banana back”) in Pincha Mayurasana

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One Comment

As a yoga teacher this was an incredible podcast with so many gems to take into my arm practice and to share with my students so that they can enter in Pincha with so much more insightful discernment and confidence. Thank you thank you thank you!!! And the palm facing up version of pincha is new to me after 15 years of practice and a brilliant variation. Deep gratitude!

Andrea Ferretti and Jason Crandell are a husband and wife team who have been teaching, writing about, and living their yoga for nearly two decades. Andrea is creative director for Jason Crandell Yoga Method. Jason is an internationally recognized vinyasa yoga teacher. They live together in San Francisco with their full-time boss, Sofia-Rose Crandell, age 6. To find out where you can train with Jason live, check out the Schedule page.